I know this is old, but I'm curious...KitKat, if you see this, do you hydrate the dried mushrooms first? I'm intrigued.

In this case I pulverized the dried mushrooms into a powder so they acted as a thickener and for flavour rather than being recognizable. If i wanted them to look like mushrooms, I would rehydrate with a bit of hot water first. Use the left over water in the recipe because there is a lot of flavour there too.